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Trump's hotel company secretly conducted business in Cuba—in violation of U.S. laws—by funneling money through a consulting firm and linking it after the fact to a charitable venture.newsweek.com(See also Corruption)

Trump's conflicts of interest take White House into uncharted territory and with his children running his company and working on his transition team little prevents the president-elect’s political and business careers from bleeding into each other.theguardian.com(See also Co, Conflicts of Interest)

Ivanka Trump sits in on Trump's first meeting with a foreign leader, Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, as she is negotiating a Japanese business deal with a company owned in part by the Japanese government.nytimes.com(See also Ivanka Trump, Japan, Conflicts of Interest)

2016.12.21

Critics say the Trump team's "half-blind" trust for conflicts of interest could allow Trump or members of his administration to continue to draw income from their businesses — and even peek in on how their companies are faring, falling short of what ethics watchdogs demand.politico.com(See also Conflicts of Interest)

Trump choses not to take a path that would free himself and his administration from battles over conflicts of interest and the appearance of acting to enrich himself.washingtonpost.com(See also Conflicts of Interest)

2017.01.12

Ivanka Trump picks Abigail Klem to oversee her fashion brand in an effort to comply with ethics laws.bizjournals.com(See also Ivanka Trump)

2017.01.13

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), Chairman of the GOP-led House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, sends a letter to the head of the independent federal ethics office that is viewed as a veiled threat to the OGE budget unless he changes his criticism of Trump's plan to separate from his business interests.washingtonpost.com(See also Conflicts of Interest)

Donald Trump’s company turned a $1.97 million profit at its opulent Trump International Hotel so far in 2017, dramatically beating its expectations and giving the first hard numbers to critics who charge that Trump is profiting from his presidency.washingtonpost.com(See also Conflicts of Interest, Trump Business)

The Trump Organization had projected that it would lose $2.1 million during the first four months of 2017.